🧵1. @SAHPRA1 says it’s “days away” from announcing a decision on the registration of the #HIV prevention jab, #CABLA. The shot virtually wipes out your chances of contracting HIV through sex + needs to be taken every 2 months. bit.ly/3ER7ejq#WAD2022
2. How does the jab work? A bit like contraception, says @LindaGailBekker. “U take contraception before sex 2 prevent pregnancy. Similarly, u take the jab before being exposed 2 #HIV 2 prevent infection.” Listen 2 Linda-Gail on @bhekisisa’s #HealthBeat. bit.ly/3FjBlS8
3. What makes #CABLA work? An antiretroviral drug called cabotegravir. Some people with #HIV use it for treatment, along with other #ARVs. The drug prevents #HIV from entering your cells. bit.ly/3ER7ejq
4. Will SA procure #CABLA? Most likely — if the price is right. How long will it be before this happens? If everything works out, the tendering process could start as soon as March (the tender process takes about 6 months, says @healthza). bit.ly/3ER7ejq
5. How soon could SA see a large-scale rollout of #CABLA? @healthza says by August 2023 — if drugmaker #ViiVHealthcare comes up with an affordable price in time. #WorldAIDSDay2022 bit.ly/3ER7ejq
6. How much can SA pay 4 #CABLA? Studies say we shouldn't pay more than 2x the price of #HIV prevention pills, which cost R60 per patient per month. So #CABLA should not cost more than R240/jab (R120/ month, so R240/jab because you take it every 2 months). bit.ly/3ER7ejq
7. When will #ViiVHealthcare announce a price for 90 poorer countries, including SA? There’s no date for that yet, and no guarantee it will be R240 per jab. ViiV’s Kim Smith explains it in our @bheksisisa_MG TV programme, Health Beat. bit.ly/3FjBlS8 #WorldAIDSDay2022
8. Has anyone in SA used #CABLA? Yes, trial participants have. Here what they've got to say via @yolandamdzeke and @KeMohale. #WorldAIDSDay2022
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